Local Chinese authorities remove restrictions on Tesla cars in Beijing after passing data security requirements

Published: 29 April 2024 at 01:36

Local Chinese authorities in Beijing have lifted restrictions on Tesla cars after the company's China-made vehicles passed the country's data security requirements. Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during the city's first major auto show in four years. Amid concerns about data collection, Teslas along with vehicles from BYD, Lotus, Nezha, Li Auto, and Nio also passed Chinas data security rules, covering cars released in 2022 and 2023. The rules include anonymizing facial recognition data, not default collecting cockpit data, processing data inside cars, and notifying users of personal information processing.

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